Campus Emergency Notification System

Click here to enter your current information for the Knox College Emergency Notification system.

In an effort to keep the community informed the Office of Campus Safety will issue "timely warning" bulletins. A warning will be issued when the occurrence of a crime(s) listed in the annual Security Report or any crime(s) considered represents a threat to students or employees. This warning may include campus e-mails, postings in residential halls, and/or a mailbox stuffing.

Knox College has recently implemented the Connect-ED® Campus Alert notification system to allow the College to reach all students and employees with time-sensitive information during unforeseen events or emergencies using voice, email and text messaging. During critical situations, Knox College can broadcast pertinent information and provide details on an appropriate response.

Your contact information will not be shared with other entities and it will be kept private and confidential. This information is used only for Knox College communication purposes with you, and it is kept separate from your student or employee records.

Please provide your most current contact information now by logging into Knox's Campus Alert update page at https://secure.knox.edu/campus-alert and entering your personal contact information.

What is the Campus Alert?

The Campus Alert system allows the College to quickly contact all students and employees with time-sensitive information during unexpected events and emergencies. You may provide phone numbers and email addresses that would help the College reach you most quickly.

What contact information should I provide Knox College?

The Campus Alert system allows up to six different phone numbers, two email addresses and a mobile phone number representing your text messaging device. The best emergency contact number is probably your mobile phone.

What does Knox College do with the contact information I provide?

Your contact information will not be shared with other entities and it will be kept private and confidential. This information is used only for Knox College communication purposes with you. It is kept separate from your student or employee records – and is not listed in the directories or online.

I heard that my classmate/colleague received a voice message from Knox College but I did not. Why?

It is possible that we do not have your contact information loaded in the Campus Alert system, or it may be inaccurate. Please log into the Campus Alert update page to verify your information.

I heard that my classmate/colleague received an SMS (text) message on a cell phone from Knox College but I did not. Why?

To receive text messages, you will need to provide the College with your mobile phone number. Please refer to the Campus Alert update page for further information.

I received the message in my email inbox, but when I clicked the link to play the message nothing happened. Why?

You may not have a default media player like Windows Media Player or Quicktime installed on your computer. You may download these players from www.microsoft.com or www.apple.com.

I received the message but I missed the information. What should I do?

While on the call, you can replay the message by pressing the star key (*) at the end of the message. You may also check your email to locate the link for that message.

I received the message but it kept looping/repeating. Why?

The system does its best to detect whether it has reached a live person or an answering machine. Sometimes loud ambient noises may cause the system to loop. If this happens, use the mute feature on your phone, or move to a quieter location to prevent the message from repeating.

I see a caller ID display of 23177 or 309-341-7000. Who is this?

When Knox College sends a call out using the Campus Alert system, it will always display Caller ID information. Please save this number on your cell phone as a contact (eg, "KNOX EMERGENCY") to represent the College calling you.

Click here to enter your current information for the Knox College Emergency Notification system.